- Medalists
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
{{1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships}}The men's 400 metres event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.[1] MedalistsGold | Silver | Bronze | Andreas Knebel {{GDR}} | Martin Weppler {{FRG}} | Stefano Malinverni {{ITA}} |
ResultsHeatsFirst 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals. Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Dinko Penev | {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} | 47.58 | Q | 2 | 2 | Andreas Knebel | {{GDR}} | 47.86 | Q | 3 | 1 | Didier Dubois | {{FRA}} | 47.93 | Q | 4 | 2 | Martin Weppler | {{FRG}} | 48.11 | Q | 5 | 3 | Jacques Fellice | {{FRA}} | 48.17 | Q | 6 | 3 | Koen Gijsbers | {{NED}} | 48.21 | Q, NR | 7 | 3 | Ainsley Bennett | {{GBR2}} | 48.23 | 8 | 2 | Benjamín González | {{flag|Spain|1977}} | 48.37 | 9 | 4 | Stefano Malinverni | {{ITA}} | 48.44 | Q | 10 | 4 | Paul Bourdin | {{FRA}} | 48.49 | Q | 11 | 4 | Rolf Gisler | {{SUI}} | 48.86 | 12 | 1 | Roberto Ribaud | {{ITA}} | 49.53 | 13}} | 1 | Hartmut Weber | {{FRG}} | 99.99|DNF}} |
SemifinalsFirst 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final. Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Andreas Knebel | {{GDR}} | 47.10 | Q | 2 | 2 | Paul Bourdin | {{FRA}} | 47.43 | Q | 3 | 2 | Didier Dubois | {{FRA}} | 47.68 | 4 | 1 | Martin Weppler | {{FRG}} | 48.04 | Q | 5 | 2 | Koen Gijsbers | {{NED}} | 48.23 | 6 | 1 | Stefano Malinverni | {{ITA}} | 48.27 | Q | 7 | 1 | Dinko Penev | {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} | 48.50 | 8 | 1 | Jacques Fellice | {{FRA}} | 48.61 |
FinalRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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{{Gold1}} | Andreas Knebel | {{GDR}} | 46.52 | {{Silver2}} | Martin Weppler | {{FRG}} | 46.88 | {{Bronze3}} | Stefano Malinverni | {{ITA}} | 46.96 | 4 | Paul Bourdin | {{FRA}} | 47.69 |
References1. ^Results (p. 460–461)
{{European Athletics Indoor Championships 400m}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships}} 2 : 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships|1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships |